Quote Originally Posted by browningautorifleicon View Post
Nice lookin' rifle Mike...conjecture is the lubricants of the time or preservatives are what gave the greenish tinge. Yours has been handled lots and not abused so it has the glassy finish look to it that's unmistakable original park...
Thank you kindly for your reply! My father and drove six hours up to Buffalo to grab this, so we have a nice little story to go along with it.

If you don’t mind, you mentioned that it shows signs of handling, could you tell me more about that?

Additionally, someone explained to me in another forum that some May ‘44 rifles were in transport but never made it to combat. Do you know the validity of that statement?

You may also send me a private message if that’s necessary, I don’t want to overtake this thread with my own questions/interests.